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intension
[in-ten-shuhn]
intension
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
logic
the set of characteristics or properties by which the referent or referents of a given word are determined: thus, the intension of marsupial is the set containing the characteristics suckling its young and having a pouch Compare extension
Compare subjective intension
a rare word for intensity determination
a rare word for intensification See intensification
Other 51Թ Forms
- intensional adjective
- intensionally adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intension1
Example Sentences
"Whether HSF5 shares similar functions with other Heat Shock Factors, or exhibits entirely different functions poses an intriguing question, and addressing this question was the original intension our study." explains Professor Ishiguro.
This is a type of online fraud called "cloaking", whereby malicious adverts are able to get past a social media firm's review stage because the fraudsters have hidden their intensions.
Halep has stated her intension to appeal against the tribunal's decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Whatever Mr. Zelensky’s intensions, his point about being unprepared is correct, said Taras Chmut, who heads Come Back Alive, a charitable foundation that provides military supplies for the Ukrainian army.
And even when a record company has all the best intension in the world, nowadays the social media world has made promotion much more complicated.
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